The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-23

young turkeys, weighing lo,SOy3 pounds
800 old turkeys, weighing 3479 pounds
chickens, ,352l pounds; fowls, $40 pounds;
geese, 800 pounds-inakng, in all, "a ,203l
pounds of poultry, for which there was paid
in cash S3,266.77. This is exclusive Of the
amount paid for labor, freight, etc. Alonzo
Noyes took charge of the lot to Boston.
80 Philip j. Little has opened barber
shop at the hotel, where he will be every
day but Sunday. - Fred II. Beckwith
has gone to Danville to establish himself in
dental practice 80 A large audience was
present at the public lyceum of Chelsea
Academy on Monday evening of last week,
and the debate--on the town school system
was agreed to be an unusually good one.
80 AT the fall teachers examination,
held on Saturday last, the candidates pres
ent-one in number-unanimously passed.
- The Ladies' Aid Society advertise to
give fair and promenade at the town hall
next Thursday evening. - Miss Emma
Nj. Dickinson has returned home, after a
somewhat extended absence. - Miss NJ
Frances Churchill, for some time resident
here, has returned to her former home at
Andover Mass. - Union Thanksgiving
services at the Methodist church on Thurs
day evening.
East Corinth.
REV. Mr.. GORDON occupied the pulpit
last Sabbath. g. III. T.. Sargent and wife
moved to Barre last week. - II. j.
Kemp, who is attending college at Burling-
ton. is at home for a few days. - DIR. II.
G. Jenne recently purchased piano of A.
G. Bailey of st. Johnsbury
West Newbury.
THOMAS l.. TUCKER, for many years a
well-known and successful teacher of vocal
music, died in this place November 10Th,
aged seVenty-one years. He was drummer
for Company ID, First Vermont Regiment,
acting in that capacity in the battle of Big
Bethel June 10th, 1861
Orange.
CHARLES LORD closed his school at the
Corner last Friday. In the evening he gave
an oyster-supper to his pupils and few
invited guests at the residence of G. Y.
Barnes. - Thanksgiving services will be
held at the church tomorrow Thursday
forenoon at eleven o'clock. - S. d.
Waterman, who has been teaching school
in Bloomington the past fall, is in town.
- h. E. Beard has taken job of lum-
bering from f. Corliss, and will at once
move his family to the Corner. - Mrs.
j. B. Goodrich left on Thursday for Phia-
delphia, Penn, where she expects to reside
in future with her daughter, Mrs. T. p.
Vaille.
North Thetford.
c. w. JAoUITH has improved the appear
ance of his residence by erecting piazza
on the front and back part of the ell. -
j. L. Hosford and wife have gone to Massa-
chusetts to spend Thanksgiving. - Miss
Nellie Berry returned to her work in Boston
last week. - A large number from here
attended the entertainment at Bradford last
week. - Mrs. Sabrina Coombs has come
here to reside with her nephew, w. H.
Downer, this winter. - Henry johnson
of Unity, n. H., who purchased the Lambert
Hosford place last spring, has moved to the
same. - Miss Harriet Ware, who resides
at the " Bow and who recently had a
shock of paralysis, has recovered the use of
her limbs.
West Topsham.
DIR. WATSON will receive subscriptions
for the WATCHMAN in connection with the
Boston journal and other city papers named
in the "great offers - published on the first
page. - Protracted meetings opened
here Monday evening and will continue
through the week. Ministers from abroad
assist the local clergy. Meetings have been
in progress at Casson Bridge for several
days and still continue. 1t is said the at
tendance is large and a good degree of in
terest is manifested. - Everett Wiley
has moved on to his fathers farm, which
Alonzo Elmer has carried on the past two
years. - John Bixby has driven the
stage from here to Barre the past week, as
the proprietor has had other matters to at
tend to. - E. l.. Densmore has adver-
tsed his property for sale by auction next
Friday and Saturday. Rumor says he is
to reside in Barre.
Tunbridge.
CHURCH sociable at C. b. Smiths this
evening. - w. n. Dudley and wife of
Berlin are visiting at H. G. Cushman's
- b. f. Butterfield sold his matched
horses last week. - Thanksgiving ball
at the hotel tomorrow evening. -
Whitney Post is to be inspected Saturday
evening. - Fred Blanchard goes to
Claremont \. H., to work in mill next
week - Hattie and Lillian Titus re-
turned from Lebanon Saturday evening.
- NJ. " b. Noyes goes to Cavendish
Monday to work for Gay Brothers. 60
Win l.. Farnham teaches the winter school
in district No u, Ann Howe in district No.
10 and Gertie Leisure in district No. II.
North Tunbridge.
REV. S. a. PARKER will preach here next
Sunday forenoon at the usual hour.
Washington.
Ed BROWN left his horse standing in
front of the Washington House last Sunday
evening, and when he came out to take his
departure he found that his team had
wandered to Tilotson's store and that one
buffalo robe was missing. - The fall
term of school in this village, taught by b.
A. Flanders, closed last Friday. Calvin
Pratt seems to be the champion speler of
the school, and is said to be an apt scholar
in all branches he has taken. Mr. Fland-
CTS Has DttH tIHdpeu LOT Ine winter term.
- Fred Sargent, formerly of the Barre
Spring House, has moved into Levi Sar-
gents house in this village. - Mrs
Lacount, whose husband died few weeks
since, was buried last Saturday. We
are still favored with good sleighing, despite
the recent thaw and the fact that towns
around us have only rain and mud. -
Miss Martha Calef who has been teaching
painting at Goddard Seminary, goes to
Boston this week to further perfect herself
in the art. - Miss Lizzie Thurber, who
married Mr.. Avery of Corinth last week, is
daughter of Mrs. p. o. Huntington of this
place.
West Fairlee.
A SERIES of religious meetings has been
held here by Rev. Mr.. ellis, assisted by
the presiding elder. - John Eastman,
the postmaster, has been sick with cold
and sore throat. - A son of Eugene
Godfrey from Lebanon, n. H., visiting at
his grandfather's, has been very sick with
pneumonia. - Harry Nettle of Ely, "a
step-son of Fred Folsom, had his thigh
broken by log rolling on him.
Williamstown.
BERT BAILEY, son of Joshua f. Bailey, is
TO teach a winter term of school in Berlin
some two miles from the village of Mont
pelier. ~ II may help us all to appreciate
our dental blessings to know the price re-
Gently paid by lady in Boston for two
small gold and three amalgam filings
for her teeth. 1t twas $50. Some $40 would
likely have been asked here, and perhaps
an equally good job would have been done.
- Warren Poole seems TO be failing II
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